Volunteer Now

Employer Location: Antrim
Phone Number: 02890232020
Email: leah.mccann@volunteernow.co.uk
Web: www.volunteernow.co.uk

Job description

To assist the youth workers in the delivery of Volunteer Now’s youth programmes, namely Heroes Plus. They will support the youth worker in developing, organising and delivering tailored programmes to meet the individual needs and goals of young people in a project delivery area, and will work co-operatively with the youth work team to achieve project targets and deliver the best outcomes for participants.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the recruitment of project participants within agreed localities (focus on those young people excluded from mainstream education).
• Provide direct support to young people both individually and in a group environment, engaging and communicating with them in an open and business-like way.
• Following individual risk assessment and adopting a shared risk approach to working with young people with a diverse set of needs.
• Support young people to express their personal goals and aspirations in the development of an individual and group development plan.
• Have the competence to act as a positive role model to the young people they support.
• Assist with the delivery of youth work programmes and interventions under the guidance of the youth workers.
• Assist with gathering information to assist with the assessment of young people’s strengths, life skills and experience and attitudes towards good relations and diversity.
• Working as part of a project team to reflect on practice issues, identify and agree actions and to inform project development and evaluation.
• Working closely with the youth work team and finance team ensure the team and young people have access to resources.
• Undertake activities that ensure Volunteer Now makes a significant contribution to the increase of youth volunteering and youth social action activity in NI.
• Promote and support youth volunteering and youth social action in particular delivery of a #iwill movement, and other youth work /recognition programmes.
• Deliver youth work programmes (including residentials) that support young people to deliver youth social action/youth volunteering programmes that meet youth work policy and practice standards.
• Support increased recognition and value for youth social action and volunteering.
• Contribute to the effective use and development of Be Collective, Volunteer Now databases, website and other media forms.
• To contribute to health and safety of staff and programme participants.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• A relevant qualification minimum of OCN level 2 in youth work or two years’ experience in supporting young people within the last 5 years.
• 2 years’ experience of working with young people in a youth setting.
• Ability to encourage young people to try new activities and to mix with their peers.
• Ability to work with young people to organise an appropriate programme of activities that delivers the project outcomes.
• Experience of volunteering, promoting volunteering, social action and delivering support services.
• Ability to demonstrate commitment to our organisational values.
• Hold a full driving licence and/or access to a form of transport which will enable the post holder to carry out the duties of the post effectively.
• Ability to use basic IT packages.

Further Information

Salary: £23,934 per annum pro-rata. For further information please go to www.volunteernow.co.uk/vacancies